Love it........I've got a white 2.0 Ghz CD/2gb RAM/250HD. Had it since Summer of 2006. No problems. Runs Leopard very well. I'm not doing any 3D or Effects or motion so it still handles HD video in Final Cut very well.

Don't think you can go wrong with an iMac....I'll probably upgrade to the next revision and give this one to the folks...gotta keep my first Mac in the family

Love it........I've got a white 2.0 Ghz CD/2gb RAM/250HD. Had it since Summer of 2006. No problems. Runs Leopard very well. I'm not doing any 3D or Effects or motion so it still handles HD video in Final Cut very well.

Don't think you can go wrong with an iMac....I'll probably upgrade to the next revision and give this one to the folks...gotta keep my first Mac in the family

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I have the same computer.. got it April 2006. I love it, and have never had a problem with it. It's a bit sluggish compared to my new MacBook, but it's still a great computer.

I have a new aluminum 2.4ghz/4gb ram/ 320gb HD iMac. Absolutely blown away by how much I love this thing. I <3 my MacBook as well, but nothing like my iMac. I don't see how I lived without it just using my MacBook.

I love mine and use a 3.06GHz with the Nvidia 8800 for my primary workstation at both home and work.
I recently upgraded the HD in my home iMac to an Intel SSD (using a Drobo for data storage) and it absolutely flies!

You can pick up the 3.06Ghz refurbed for a really good price!
Whatever you pick up, I highly recommend picking up a refurb!

I absolutely love mine. Now I look at other peoples laptops, and I can't imagine using anything else, even the old macbooks. The only thing I am not totally satisfied with is this god damn glossy ass screen. Drives me crazy cuz I live in miami, and the bright natural light can overpower the screen sometimes when I'm using it in the courtyard.

I need something more portable, my MBP is hooked to a Dell 24" 24/7 so it's essentially a desktop now. Those mini 9's are nice, but only 8GB HD for the more affordable one?

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I wouldn't look at anything less than 16GB if you are going to go with a Windows or OSX install. I don't think the cost difference is too much between 8GB and 16GB. If you are looking at 16GB or 32GB, I'd probably go through Dell since the drive is covered under warranty. If you need bigger, I recommend the RunCore 64GB, it costs about $200 but is faster than the Dell OEM. Perhaps order with a base config and upgrade the SSD later as $$$ is available. Definitely upgrade the RAM yourself.

There are much less expensive solutions than the drobo at the trade off of less redundancy or having to build them yourself.